I.Based from the film‚ the main character is originally from what country? What can you tell us about this country? Tyler “Blu” Gunderson‚ the main character or the protagonist of the movie RIO is originally and was born in Brazil; particularly in Rio de Janeiro‚ the second largest city in the country. Traditionally‚ the word "Brazil" comes from brazilwood‚ a timber tree that many sailors traded from Brazilian regions to Europe in the 16th century. Brazil is the largest country in South America
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Michigan’s state motto is “If you seek a pleasant peninsula‚ look about
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Christmas of 40 or 50 years ago. It has gone from a simple reminder of the Birth of Christ‚ and the exchange of simple gifts‚ into a highly commercialized and mainly secular holiday. Still‚ most of those who celebrate Christmas are unaware of the fact that many of the things which have come to be associated with Christmas have been around for a very long time - longer than Christmas itself; and dating back much further than the birth of Jesus. Rather than being "Christian" these "things" are absolutely
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20 Interesting and Useful Water Facts | | 1. Roughly 70 percent of an adult’s body is made up of water. 2. At birth‚ water accounts for approximately 80 percent of an infant’s body weight. 3. A healthy person can drink about three gallons (48 cups) of water per day. 4. Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication. Water intoxication occurs when water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and causes an imbalance of water in the brain. 5. Water intoxication
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CORN BACKGOUND For western civilization‚ the story of corn began in 1492 when Columbus’s men discovered this new grain in Cuba. An American native‚ it was exported to Europe rather than being imported‚ as were other major grains. Like most early history‚ there is some uncertainty as to when corn first went to Europe. Some say it went back with Columbus to Spain‚ while others report that it was not returned to Spain until the second visit of Columbus. The word "corn" has many different meanings
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Seaborg on or about February 9‚ 1950. It was the sixth transuranium element to be discovered; the team announced its discovery on March 17‚ 1950. To produce californium‚ a microgram-sized target of curium-242 (242/ 96Cm) was bombarded with 35 MeV-alpha particles (4/2He) in the 60-inch-diameter (1‚500 mm) cyclotron at Berkeley‚ California‚ which produced californium-245 (245/ 98Cf) plus one free neutron (n). 242 245 96Cm + 4/2He → 98Cf + 1/0n Only about 5‚000 atoms of
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In 2002 and 2003‚ Germany and the United Kingdom‚ respectively‚ banned the sale of kava due to increasing concerns about liver damage. Other countries have since banned it. Mixed research data exists surrounding kava and reports of liver toxicity‚ says Professor Edzard Ernst‚ of Peninsula Medical School at the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in the U.K.‚ in the October 2007 issue of the "British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology." Apparently liver damage due to kava consumption has not been a
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the United Nations‚ poverty in our world is still a very real and distressing problem. Based on their annual report‚ over 40% of the poorest people in our world live with less than £1.03 a day. One may wonder who exactly these people are‚ and may think about all those poor people in Africa. You may take pity on them‚ but may be left puzzled on what exactly you can do to help. But what if poverty was a great deal closer to your home than thought possible? It is an alarming fact that over 40% of the
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April 2013 A Utilitarian Argument in Favor of Animal Experimentations Though it has been criticized for its standard‚ universal means of measuring moral predicaments‚ utilitarianism still remains one of the most persuasive means of assessing normative ethics. With that said‚ any and every ethical conundrum should be first looked at through a utilitarian lens. If a satisfying conclusion is reached using the utilitarian approach‚ then no other approach is needed. If not‚ the utilitarian approach
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Ogboni (also known as Osugbo in Ijèbú) is a fraternal institution indigenous to the Yoruba language-speaking polities of Nigeria‚ Republic of Bénin and Togo. The society performs a range of political and religious functions‚ including exercising a profound influence on regents and serving as high courts of jurisprudence in capital offenses. Influence [edit] Though versions or lodges of this fraternal group are found among the various types of Yoruba polities——from highly-centralized kingdoms
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